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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Special Central Government Package for Footwear and Leather Sector
Four Projects Approved in Tamil Nadu under IFLADP
The Central Government has approved a special package for employment generation in leather and footwear sector. The package involves implementation of Central Sector Scheme - Indian Footwear, Leather & Accessories Development Programme  with an approved expenditure of Rs. 2600 Crore for 2017-20.
The scheme aims at development of infrastructure for the leather sector, address environmental concerns specific to the leather sector, facilitate additional investments, generate employment and increase production. Enhanced Tax incentives will attract large scale investments in this sector and reforms in labour laws taking into account the seasonal nature of the sector will support economies of scale.
In a major boost to the leather industry in Tamil Nadu under the IFLADP four projects with a total outlay of 107.33 crore have been approved by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion  to facilitate upgradation of infrastructure, job creation and environmental sustainability.
The projects approved in Tamil Nadu are: upgradation of Tala Trichy Common Effluent Treatment Plant  at Trichy, Pallavaram CETP at Nagalkeni Chrompet, and SIDCO Phase-I CEPT at Ranipet and Perundurai leather industries Eco Security Pvt. Ltd. at Erode.
DIPP has also given in-principal approval for mega leather cluster at Bantala in West Bengal. This will generate employment for around 7000 people and lead to an investment of Rs. 400 to 500 crore.
The Leather Technology, Innovation and Environmental Issues sub-scheme under IFLADP provides financial support at 70% of the project cost to leather clusters to meet the prescribed pollution control discharge norms. This covers establishment, expansion, upgradation of CETPs, developing secure landfills, common recovery units, management of sludge and any other techniques for hazardous waste management.
A total of 9 projects for CETP upgradation with a gross value of Rs. 469.18 crore and GOI assistance of Rs.328.43 crore have already been approved under the sub-scheme. These projects are under implementation.
Additional proposals for CETP upgradation are under consideration of the Department.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Dehradun Smart City takes measures including Integrated Command and Control Centre, CCTVs and Lockdown passes to combat COVID-19
Dehradun Smart City Limited  has utilized the Integrated Command and Control Centre for monitoring and surveillance activities in the fight against Covid-19. DSCL authorities worked in collaboration with District Administration in planning and management of requirements for COVID-19. Technology partners such as HPE, SGL and Webline were remotely engaged by DSCL and District Administration through video and tele conferencing, ensuring they play key role in implementation and execution.
Integrated Command and Control Centre
Dehradun Smart City Limited has introduced the process of monitoring the quarantine wards at the hospitals through Dehradun Integrated Command and Control Centre. DSCL has already set up CCTVs at Doon, Coronation, Gandhi Shatabdi and Subharti hospitals, and Taqgene hotel with the primary objective of providing 24x7 security using CCTV surveillance system and the video feed of the same AI based Face Recognition at Isolation/Quarantine location would be stored at ICCC.
The installation of CCTVs is yet another step to ensure that the service providers along with those under quarantine are safe and secure.
Essential Service Lockdown Pass
Dehradun Smart City has developed a computer application named “Essential Service Lock down pass”. If any citizen wants any emergency services during the lockdown they can apply for the
pass, get it approved and then can leave their home and use the District level/City Level Emergency
/Essential Service for senior citizen, funeral, medical service, food supply & grocery service, home delivery, IT & telecom service etc.
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Essential Service Lock Down Pass
Public Awareness Campaigns
Dehradun Smart City is spreading awareness regarding the lockdown and the services that has been provided by the Municipal Corporation and all other Government services. The city is also motivating people though its various social media e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and WhatsApp group to spread awareness among all the projects of DSCL.
Awareness through VMDs
COVID-19 awareness message is being published for citizens on Variable Messaging Displays  placed at Critical Junctions of the City. Display of Emergency Numbers – Police, Health and other important departments is being done on VMDs.
Ministry of Finance
Electoral Bond Scheme 2018
Sale of Electoral Bonds at Authorised Branches of State Bank of India 
Government of India has notified the Electoral Bond Scheme 2018 vide Gazette Notification No. 20 dated January 02, 2018. As per provisions of the Scheme, Electoral Bonds may be purchased by a person  of Gazette Notification), who is a citizen of India or incorporated or established in India. A person being an individual can buy Electoral Bonds, either singly or jointly with other individuals. Only the Political Parties registered under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951  and which secured not less than one per cent of the votes polled in the last General Election to the House of the People or the Legislative Assembly of the State, shall be eligible to receive the Electoral Bonds. The Electoral Bonds shall be encashed by an eligible Political Party only through a Bank account with the Authorized Bank.
State Bank of India , in the XII Phase of sale, has been authorised to issue and encash Electoral Bonds through its 29 Authorized Branches w.e.f. 01.10.2019 to 10.10.2019.
It may be noted that Electoral Bonds shall be valid for fifteen calendar days from the date of issue and no payment shall be made to any payee Political Party if the Electoral Bond is deposited after expiry of the validity period. The Electoral Bond deposited by an eligible Political Party in its account shall be credited on the same day.
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Ministry of Coal
Methodology for Coal Mining
Methodology for auction of coal and lignite mines/blocks for sale of coal/lignite on revenue sharing basis was approved by CCEA on 20.05.2020 and the order was issued on 28.05.2020. Salient features of the Methodology are as under:
- Based on Revenue sharing mechanism. Floor percentage at 4%.
- Applicable to fully explored as well as partially explored coal blocks.
- Upfront amount is based on value of estimated geological reserves.
- Successful Bidder to pay monthly revenue share based on percentage of revenue share quoted, total quantity of coal and notional or actual price whichever is higher.
- Incentives for early production, gasification and liquefaction of coal.
- Exploitation of CBM is allowed.
- No restriction on the sale and/or utilisation of coal. More flexibility in coal production schedule.
Coal India Limited  is the largest company in the world in terms of coal production. CIL sells coal to its linked Power and non-Power consumers through bilateral Fuel Supply Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding. CIL also sells coal to the end consumers including traders through various e-auction schemes.
Imported coal constituted 23.7% of the actual demand of coal during the year 2020-21.
As per the provisions of the Coal Mines  Act, 2015 [CMSP Act] and the Mines and Minerals  Act, 1957 [MMDR Act], coal mines are allocated to private sector companies by way of auction. Auction of coal mines is done on e-platform after conducting security audit of the e-platform. Further, any prior allottee who is convicted of an offence relating to coal block allocation and sentenced with imprisonment for more than three years is not eligible to participate in the auction.
This information was given by Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Shri Pralhad Joshi in Lok Sabha today.
President's Secretariat
PRESIDENT OF INDIA TO VISIT ODISHA FROM FEBRUARY 10 TO 11
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu will visit Odisha from February 10 to 11, 2023.
On February 10, 2023, the President will grace the Foundation Day Celebration of Jnanaprabha Mission at Bhubaneswar. On the same day, she will also grace the 2nd Convocation of Rama Devi Women’s University, Bhubaneswar.
On February 11, 2023, the President will inaugurate the 2nd Indian Rice Congress at ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack.
Ministry of Defence
Military Hospitals
In order to improve the infrastructure of various Military Hospitals across the country, works for renovation, addition or construction are carried out under Annual Major Works Programme , regularly.
Regular repair, renovation and upgradation of facilities and infrastructure of hospitals to improve the healthcare services and functional efficiency of hospitals is undertaken through the projection of Low Budgeted Works, Special Repairs, Revenue Works and emergent requirements as per Para 35 of Defence Works Procedure, 2007. Funds are allocated by the Command and formation Headquarters for renovation and modernization in each Financial Year.
This information was tabled in a written reply by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik to a question asked by Dr Ramapati Ram Tripathi in Lok Sabha today.
Nampi/DK/Savvy/ADA
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Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles demise of former MLA Shri Urimajalu K. Rama Bhat
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the demise of former MLA Shri Urimajalu K. Rama Bhat.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"In the history of the Jana Sangh and BJP, stalwarts like Urimajalu K. Rama Bhat Ji have a special place. He assiduously worked to strengthen our Party in Karnataka and served tirelessly among people. I am saddened by his demise. Condolences to his family. Om Shanti."
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
AGRI STARTUPS SHOULD KEEP INDIA AS A GLOBAL LEADER IN AGRICULTURE, SAYS SHOBHA KARANDLAJE
At MANAGE-Samunnati Agri Startup Awards 2022 function held at MANAGE, Hyderabad, Sushri Shobha Karandlaje, Hon'ble Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India gave away awards to 32 Agri Startups which includes - 5 National level Awards including Two Special Awards for Women Agri-Startups) and 27 State level Awards. The Award Winners received cash prizes and mementos. The award function was attended by more than 200 participants including awardees, their family members and MANAGE family members.
Speaking on the occasion, Hon'ble Minister said that Agri Startups should play a key role in handholding smallholder farmers in the country and ensuring more income for their produce in the domestic and global markets. Agri Startups with their innovative should keep India as a Global Leader in Agriculture, she said. She highlighted the initiatives of Government of India to support agriculture sector through Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, RKVY, Oilseed Mission and promotion of FPOs, Agri Startups, and One District One Product  and reiterated Prime Minister’s vision to make Atmanirbhar Bharath in Agriculture sector and Agri Startups have to put their efforts to realise this vision. She appreciated MANAGE for encouraging Agri Startups with the awards, in collaboration with partners like Samunnati and urged to establish MANAGE Agri Startup Academy to provide a platform to strengthen all Agri Startups in the country.
Shri. Anil Kumar, Founder & CEO, Samunnati Financial Intermediation & Services said that Samunnati will partner with Agri Startups to support smallholder farmers. Dr. Chandra Shekara, Director General, MANAGE in his speech assured that MANAGE will promote Agripreneurship and handhold Agri Startups in the country. Dr. Saravanan Raj, Director  proposed the vote of thanks.
During the same visit, Sushri Shobha Karandlaje, Hon'ble Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India inaugurated a 15-day International Technical and Economic Cooperation  Training Program of Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India on "Computer Applications in Agricultural Extension” wherein 30 delegated from 15 countries from Asia, Africa and Latin America participated. She also inaugurated the Hybrid Solar Unit with 25 kwp at MANAGE which produce 7 units per kwp per day.
Ministry of Science & Technology
Saffron bowl of India extends to the North East
NECTAR undertakes a pilot project to explore feasibility of growing saffron in North East region
Similarity of climatic and geographical conditions between Pampore  and Yangyang  leads to successful sample farming of Saffron in Yangyang
National Mission on Saffron focuses on several measures to improve Saffron farming
The saffron bowl, which was so far confined to Kashmir, may soon expand to the North East of India. Plants from seeds transported from Kashmir to Sikkim and acclimatized there are now flowering in Yangyang in the Southern part of the North-East state.
Saffron production has long been restricted to a limited geographical area in the Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir. Pampore region, in India, commonly known as Saffron bowl of Kashmir, is the main contributor to saffron production, followed by Budgam, Srinagar, and Kishtiwar districts. Saffron has traditionally been associated with the famous Kashmiri cuisine. It’s its medicinal values were considered as part of the rich cultural heritage of Kashmir. As saffron growing was confined to very specific areas in Kashmir, its production remained limited. Though the National Mission on Saffron focused on several measures to improve its farming, the measures were still limited to the specified areas of Kashmir.
North East Centre For Technology Application and Reach , an autonomous body under the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India supported a pilot project to explore the feasibility of growing saffron in North East region of India, with the same quality and higher quantity.
The Botany and Horticulture department of Sikkim Central University carried out tests to understand the soil and actual pH conditions of Yangyang of Sikkim and found it comparable to saffron growing places of Kashmir. Saffron seed/corms were purchased and air transported from Kashmir to Yangyang site by the department. One saffron grower was engaged and stationed to look after the complete growing process, along with the faculty of the university.
The corms were irrigated during the month of September and October, which ensured timely corm sprouting and good flower yields. The matching of climatic and geographical conditions between Pampore  and Yangyang  led to the successful sample farming of Saffron in Yangyang.
The project also focused on post-harvest management and value addition of saffron so that quality saffron drying and efficient post-harvest processing can improve saffron recovery, thereby improving its production.
Further, detailed analysis and testing of all parameters, including soil testing, quality, quantity, and possible value addition are planned, for immediate results and extrapolation of the project to other parts of the North East Region along with Micro Food Enterprises.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
6940 Entries received for Aatma Nirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge
AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge, launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 4th of July has seen a very enthusiastic response from tech entrepreneurs and Startups from across the country. The last date of receipt of entries was 26th July, and a total of 6940 entries have been received across the 8 categories identified. These include 3939 from individuals and about 3001 from organizations and companies. Amongst those received from Individuals, around 1757 applications are ready to use and the remaining 2182 are under development. For the Apps submitted by organizations, 1742 Apps have already been deployed and the remaining 1259 are under development. The Category wise breakup of the Apps submitted include 1142 under Business, 901 under Health & Wellness, 1062 under E Learning, 1155 under Social Networking,326 under Games, 662 under Office & Work from Home, 237 under News and 320 under Entertainment. Around 1135 Apps have been submitted under the others category. Around 271 of these Apps have more than 100,000 downloads with 89 of the Apps having million plus downloads. The applicants are from all over the country including remote and small towns.
This shows the talent that exists in our country and this App Innovation Challenge is the right opportunity for Indian Tech Developers, Entrepreneurs and companies to build for India at a scale, that is unparalleled anywhere in the World. The true challenge will be to identify the Apps that are robust, scalable, secure with an easy to use interface and give users an experience that will make them come back to the App. Screening Committees have already began scrutinising the Apps on various parameters.
The AatmaNirbhar Bharat App ecosystem has the potential to unlock value for the Indian tech Startups and help them get a pie of the multi trillion-dollar App Economy. Just the top 3 companies with maximum downloads of Apps, this year have a total market cap of almost 2 trillion $s and are growing very fast.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Paddy Procurement Crosses 231 LMT Mark benefiting over 13.50 Lakh Farmers with MSP value of about Rs. 47644 Crores
Paddy procurement for KMS 2022-23  is progressing smoothly in 13 procuring States/UTs viz. Punjab, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, J&K, Kerala, Telangana, Haryana and Tamil Nadu with purchase of over 231 LMT of paddy upto 10.11.2022 against the previous year corresponding paddy purchase of about 228 LMT. Over 13.50 Lakh farmers have already been benefited from the ongoing KMS procurement operations with MSP value of Rs. 47644 crores.
The rainfall condition this year has been fairly good in the country and the production of paddy is expected to remain normal. For Kharif crop of current KMS 2022-23, a quantity of 771 LMT Paddy  has been estimated to be procured as against 759 LMT paddy  actually procured during last KMS 2021-22 . With the inclusion of Rabi paddy, it is expected that around 900 LMT paddy is going to be procured during the entire KMS 2022-23. There is sufficient stock of food grains available under Central Pool to meet the requirement of NFSA/ PMGKAY/ OWS.
Procurement in other States is also going to commence soon and all arrangements are in place for hassle-free procurement operations.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Signing of MoU between IGNFA, Dehradun and National Law School of India University , Bangalore for imparting PGDEL to IFS Officer Trainees/Probationers
Environmental Jurisprudence is fast evolving in India. The same is reflected in the number of environmental legislations that are enacted and also in the various directions being issued by the higher courts.
It, therefore, becomes very essential that the Forest and Environmental bureaucracy is well equipped and updated on these issues. It is also in line with the Government of India’s Mission Karmayogi, which aims at capacity building of the Civil Services in India.
Till now the legal education for forest officers was handled largely by internal experts. But by an arrangement with NLSIU, Bangalore, provision is being made to provide to the officers at the very beginning of their career, an objective and professional input by the best in the business.
Keeping in view the above, Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun, MoEFCC, Government of India entered into an MoU with National Law School of India University , Bangalore for imparting Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law  course to Indian Forest Service  Officer Trainees/Probationers, as part of their professional training.
The MoU is a result of vision and efforts at various levels, in the MoEFCC to ensure quality training to the officers entering the Service
The MoU was signed on 9th of February, 2023 at 3.30 p.m. in the NLSIU Campus, Bangalore between the Dr. Bharat Jyoti IFS, Director, Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy , Dehradun and the Dr. Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU in the gracious presence of Shri C.P. Goyal IFS, Director General of Forests and Special Secretary, MoEFCC, Government of India.
The MoU would pave way for imparting requisite legal knowledge to the officers by the faculty of premier law school. This would also make available a pool of trained and competent officers in the field of environmental laws to the Government of India and the State Governments in meeting the challenges of environment and forestry sector, and also for effective implementation of the Central and State legislations on the subject.
The course will be conducted by the NLSIU faculty at IGNFA, Dehradun and will be completed within the programme cycle of the professional course of the officer trainees. The MoU shall be effective initially for a period of 5 years.
The occasion was graced by senior officers of the Indian Forest Service stationed in Bangalore, and the Registrar & faculty the from National Law School of India University.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 193.53 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 14.03 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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1,93,53,58,865
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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14,03,82,730
More than 193.53 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 14.03 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.